StaceyPowers Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 If you take a break from a game you’re playing, how long does it take your brain to forget where you’re at in terms of your progress, quests, etc.? I forget a lot within a couple of weeks. Thankfully, I usually remember most of it within about half an hour of getting started again. But I have five games in rotation, and I’m worried that adding a sixth will just break up the flow too much because it’ll be an even longer gap between sessions with each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Seconds. MD affects not only your physical body, but your cognitive faculties as well. I literally have almost no short term memory. If you were to ask me what I was doing 10 minutes ago I couldn't tell you. I don't even know what room I was in 10 minutes ago. I have 3 FF8 files on my PS3. One that I have been playing more than the other 2. I tried playing the other 2, and have no clue at all why my characters are in the locations I found them at. I don't know what I was doing the last time I played the file, so I don't know where to go with them. I'm thinking of saying screw it and erasing them all. At least that way I'll know what the hell is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyPowers Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 48 minutes ago, The Blackangel said: Seconds. MD affects not only your physical body, but your cognitive faculties as well. I literally have almost no short term memory. If you were to ask me what I was doing 10 minutes ago I couldn't tell you. I don't even know what room I was in 10 minutes ago. I have 3 FF8 files on my PS3. One that I have been playing more than the other 2. I tried playing the other 2, and have no clue at all why my characters are in the locations I found them at. I don't know what I was doing the last time I played the file, so I don't know where to go with them. I'm thinking of saying screw it and erasing them all. At least that way I'll know what the hell is going on. Wow, that is a harsh reality. What methods do you use to cope throughout the day and keep up with whatever it is you intended to be doing? I have to send myself dozens of reminders each day just to work around poor executive function--which is nothing to what you're describing. Makes me wonder how many strategies you've had to devise for a dramatically worse situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 If you were to see the inside of several rooms of my house you would think they were made of paper. I have notes taped up all over to remind myself of about four billion things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 If it's puzzle game then yes I tend to forget about road and the final mission too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpotato Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 It can take me a long time to forget about a game, for example with Fallout New Vegas and Read Dead Redemption I stopped playing them well into the game, and when I went back to them I didnt had a problem with the controls or the story, I restarted the games eventually but I never had that problem where I forget about my progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 I think open world game with specific rooms into the world for the enemy. In such games it is kind of easy to forget where you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 How do you answer this question if you never know where you are? Asking for a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyxx Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Usually a couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 On 12/2/2019 at 3:11 AM, Shagger said: How do you answer this question if you never know where you are? Asking for a friend. Haha. Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
